"There's more light down there than anywhere up here," Soldat points out. "And more people. The World Eaters still never found it. In all this time. But maybe we can put some other places, too." They'll think about where else could be safe.

They finally run out of ice on the motor and rudder, and start to swing themselves up onto the deck with Rosinante, going carefully in case things are unstable up there. "Has someone worked out how to actually direct the portal in reverse? For people to escape." Probably not themselves, but the non-combatants.